Howard Solomon

Currently a freelance writer, I'm the former editor of ITWorldCanada.com and Computing Canada. An IT journalist since 1997, I've written for several of ITWC's sister publications including ITBusiness.ca and Computer Dealer News. Before that I was a staff reporter at the Calgary Herald and the Brampton (Ont.) Daily Times. I can be reached at hsolomon [@] soloreporter.com

Articles by Howard Solomon

Cyber Security Today, Nov. 24, 2023 – A warning to tighten security on Kubernetes containers, and more

This episode reports on the increasing number of vulnerable Kubernetes containers online, the latest acknowledged data breaches, a browser scam aimed at Macs, and more

Canada’s privacy czar investigating data theft of federal employees from relocation companies

Canada's privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into the theft of 24 years of data of federal employees from two government-contracted relocation firms. As we...

Ottawa and provinces should harmonize privacy laws, says think tank

In a discussion paper on proposed privacy legislation now before Parliament the C.D. Howe Institute offers ways the law could be implemented, including the creation of a public-private council to review the effectiveness of privacy laws

Cyber Security Today, Nov. 22, 2023 – Boeing division hacked through NetScaler vulnerability, and more

This episode reports on unpatched holes that are being exploited by threat actors, and more

Data stolen on Canadian federal employees in third party hack may go back 24 years

Data involves military, RCMP and public servants moved to new posts held by two relocation services

Cyber Security Today, Nov. 20, 2023 – Forbid ransomware payments, says a Canadian hospital

This episode reports on ransomware attacks, a man sentenced in the US for his role in a hacking scheme and more

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Nov. 17, 2023

This episode features discussion on the failure to patch firewalls that led to a huge cyber attack on critical infrastructure in Denmark, and more

Cyber Security Today, Nov. 17, 2023 – A company’s slip may have led to a hack, free AI and incident response advice, and more

This episode reports on claims by a threat actor that they used a former employee's still active credentials for a data theft, and more

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